......what I meant is that to me it doesn't seem normal to be more attached to fish than a dog (like fishaddict) who actually cares about you ,etc. Don't get me wrong I care alot about my fish which I consider pets and I pay close attention to my tank every day but .... I consider my dog "full rights" family member ....when a fish dies I'm very upset and I feel like I failed as owner....when our old dog died I felt exactly as you described.erk419;3873573; said:Why is he not right? When my fish die it upsets me to there a huge part of my life. When my dog died a couple years ago I cried my eyes out and I'm 30 years old.